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Disable Theme and Plugin Auto-Update Emails

v2.0.5
by KZeni · 5.0 (10 reviews)

Disables the default notification emails sent by a site after an automatic theme and/or plugin update. Simply activate the plugin to disable these ema …

10K+ active installs Updated Oct 25, 2023 Tested to 6.4.5 Requires PHP 5.4
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Disable Theme and Plugin Auto-Update Emails

About Disable Theme and Plugin Auto-Update Emails

This plugin disables the default notification emails sent by a site after an automatic theme and/or plugin update. It is lightweight and uses official WordPress filters to disable these email notifications. It also allows you to disable update failure notifications through a setting on the General page.

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Frequently asked questions

What does this plugin do?
Disables the default notification emails sent by a site after an automatic theme and/or plugin update.
How does this plugin work?
Simply activate the plugin to disable these email notifications (allows failure notices through unless setting is enabled to disable these as well).
Is this plugin lightweight?
Yes, it is a simple & lightweight plugin that simply uses the official filters made available as of WordPress 5.5 to disable these email notifications upon activation.
Does the plugin allow update failure notifications?
Yes, the plugin lets update failure notifications through by default, but there is a setting on the Settings => General page to disable these as well.
Where can I find the plugin's source code?
You can check out the plugin's source code on GitHub at https://github.com/KZeni/Disable-WordPress-Theme-and-Plugin-Auto-Update-Emails

Changelog

2.0.5

Released October 24th, 2023

  • Added new link to the plugin details on the main plugin page.
  • Confirmed WordPress 6.4 compliance.

2.0.4

Released July 24th, 2023

  • Confirmed WordPress 6.3 compliance.

2.0.3

Released March 20th, 2023

  • Confirmed WordPress 6.2 compliance.

2.0.2

Released October 31st, 2022

  • Confirmed WordPress 6.1 compliance.

2.0.1

Released August 31st, 2022

  • Fixed potential PHP error where auto_theme_update_send_email and/or auto_plugin_update_send_email might not have the second attribute supplied.
  • Updated settings to help illustrate how the successful update notifications are always blocked per the plugin simply being active on the site while failed update notifications can be blocked as well via that setting.

2.0

Released August 29th, 2022

  • Made the default setup allow failed updates to still send email notifications.
  • Added “Disable failed update email notifications” setting to Settings => General to allow failed updates to be disabled as well.
  • Added Settings, GitHub, and Support links to the plugin details on the plugins page in the site admin.

1.0.6

Released May 6th, 2022

  • Confirmed WordPress 6.0 compliance.

1.0.5

Released January 24th, 2022

  • Confirmed WordPress 5.9 compliance.

1.0.4

Released July 12th, 2021

  • Confirmed WordPress 5.8 compliance.

1.0.3

Released March 3rd, 2021

  • Confirmed WordPress 5.7 compliance.

1.0.2

Released November 23rd, 2020

  • Confirmed WordPress 5.6 compliance.

1.0.1

Released August 14th, 2020

  • Implemented all necessary assets and pushed to WP.org plugin repository.

1.0

Released August 12th, 2020

  • Initial release.

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